Bettmann-Corbis Art

Bettmann-Corbis is a company that boasts of millions of current and historical images plus thousands of video footages. The company has a rich collection of images that cover editorial, sports, entertainment, political, illustrations, paintings, and rich historical works. In 1995, the company acquired Bettmann Archive, which had 11 million pieces. In 1999, Corbis acquired Sygma collection, France, and in 2005 acquired Zefa, a Germany-based stock image. Its collection isn't only dependent on the collections it received from the acquired stocks, but it also adds hundreds of thousands into its collection every year. It also has rights to reproduce artistic works found in Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg, Russia, National Gallery in London, UK, and Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Some of the artistic works that one can find in the collection include celebrity photos, works of renowned photojournalists, cultural institutions, and museums. Many of them are also found in cultural institutions, namely, James White, The National Gallery, London, Christie's Images, Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol Foundation, and more. Apart from these rich collections, the company also outsources images, fonts, and creative merchandise that are dealt through its subsidiary called Veer. The Bettmann Archive boasts of images from across the globe, covering diverse subjects. Otto Bettmann, a curator of German origin, founded the archive in 1936 after he migrated to the U.S.in 1935. It got stocked for all the years before it was finally purchased by Corbis, a company owned by Bill Gates. Corbis continues to add more images, videos and other pieces of art to its collection. Its works have also been widely distributed through galleries and art dealerships. Framed Bettmann-Corbis art are available in galleries and art dealerships across the globe.

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